The 3U VPX3-FSM (FLASH Storage Module) is a new rugged, high-performance, high-capacity, solid-state SATA storage card that includes a NIST certified 256-bit encryption capability. The VPX3-FSM utilizes high reliability SLC NAND FLASH to provide 256GB of capacity in four banks of 64GB each in a 3U VPX (VITA 46) and VITA 48.2 VPX-REDI with a 1” pitch. The four banks of FLASH can appear to the host as four separate SATA drives or as a single SATA drive with hardware RAID0 support. The FLASH components have an MTBF of 2M hours and cells are rated for over 100,000 write cycles. Industry standard wear leveling and bad block management are provided. A variety of ruggedization option are offered including support for the standard Curtiss-Wright Controls conduction-cooled Levels 100, 200, and 300.
An on-board microcontroller monitors temperature, power and error conditions and provides BIT status to a host single board computer (SBC) over either EIA-232 or I2C bus. The front panel three LED’s indicate power, encryption enabled and fault condition. The microcontroller also performs the 256-bit AES encryption key management functions and makes available five modes of key management. The key can be generated either internally or externally and can be stored in battery backed SRAM, EEPROM or not stored on board. Fast erase of the AES key declassifies the unit and can be initiated by an authorized user, a backplane discrete and/or a front-panel push button. Declassification is generally less than 500 nSec as only the 256-bit AES key needs to be purged to secure 256GB of data while typical solid state purge algorithms can take many hours to complete.
The 3U VPX3-FSM (FLASH Storage Module) is a new rugged, high-performance, high-capacity, solid-state SATA storage card that includes a NIST certified 256-bit encryption capability. The VPX3-FSM utilizes high reliability SLC NAND FLASH to provide 256GB of capacity in four banks of 64GB each in a 3U VPX (VITA 46) and VITA 48.2 VPX-REDI with a 1” pitch. The four banks of FLASH can appear to the host as four separate SATA drives or as a single SATA drive with hardware RAID0 support. The FLASH components have an MTBF of 2M hours and cells are rated for over 100,000 write cycles. Industry standard wear leveling and bad block management are provided. A variety of ruggedization option are offered including support for the standard Curtiss-Wright Controls conduction-cooled Levels 100, 200, and 300.
An on-board microcontroller monitors temperature, power and error conditions and provides BIT status to a host single board computer (SBC) over either EIA-232 or I2C bus. The front panel three LED’s indicate power, encryption enabled and fault condition. The microcontroller also performs the 256-bit AES encryption key management functions and makes available five modes of key management. The key can be generated either internally or externally and can be stored in battery backed SRAM, EEPROM or not stored on board. Fast erase of the AES key declassifies the unit and can be initiated by an authorized user, a backplane discrete and/or a front-panel push button. Declassification is generally less than 500 nSec as only the 256-bit AES key needs to be purged to secure 256GB of data while typical solid state purge algorithms can take many hours to complete.
